Let's see, I've been to the Canaan Valley Resort three times in the last twelve months, and on each of the last two trips, I've witnessed/assisted injured skiers (I told the story of the first on here). This time it happened early on the first day of our stay. We were riding up the chairlift, and had just commented about how foggy it was getting at the top, when we saw a young lady take a spill on a moderately steep (and very icy) slope. She lost both of her skis, and slid, feet first, about a hundred feet down the mountain and off the trail, coming to rest in the brush beside the trail. My wife called to her, to see if she was okay. She heard us, but I couldn't here her reply. Since she didn't seem to be getting to her feet right away, we decided I would ski down to her, to see how she was and to bring her skis down to her. My wife would stop at the ski patrol hut at the top of the mountain, and let them know that she might be hurt. I had just reached her first ski, when a patroller pulled up behind me. I pointed out where the skier was sitting (she was quite hard to see, between the fog and the brush), and he took the ski and headed down to her. I didn't see her other ski, but I knew she'd lost both, so I slowly made my way down to her, looking for the missing ski. I found it about halfway down to her, sitting off the side of the trail. I headed down to the skier, and helped the patroller with his assessment, until his reinforcements arrived. Somewhere in the middle of all that, the patroller suggested that I should join the patrol! If only it wasn't a more than three-hour drive to get there...
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Date: 2006-01-23 05:48 pm (UTC)I've heard great things about Canaan Valley and my fiance and I were thinking of taking a mini vacation there some weekend. Would you highly recommend it to very, very novice skier/snowboarders? :)
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Date: 2006-01-23 06:07 pm (UTC)Canaan is a pretty nice ski area for novices, though right now, the selection of runs is limited by the fact that we've had unseasonably warm weather for several weeks and they haven't been able to make snow. Assuming the weather co-operates, I'd definitely recommend it. We usually book through their website: http://www.canaanresort.com where they have some pretty good deals. The internet package we just booked was $200/person for two nights accomodation, buffet breakfast for 2 days and 2 all day lift tickets. They have an indoor pool with hot tub and saunas, a fitness room and a bar (not to mention broadband internet connections in the rooms). For us its an even better deal, as kids under 12 stay, eat and ski free with a paying adult. The prices also get better later in the season, so if we have a good snow storm in March, you probably could get a great deal!
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Date: 2006-01-27 05:19 pm (UTC)